New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
HOW IRISH AMERICAN FEEL.
A CHANGE OF OPINION WITHIN A WEEK.

EFFECT OF RECENT OCCURRENCES IN ENGLAND
THEIR SIGNIFICANCE POINTED OUT.
The assault made by Mr. Chamberlain on the character
of the women of Ireland at the mass-meeng in Ayr.
Scotland Thursday, and the remarkable scene In the
House OF Commons on Friday night between Major
saunderson the leader of the Ulster Tory Members and
Messs Heay and Sexton, were the subject OF much dis
cusson among all classes of Irish Americans yesterday
The repeated dispatches from London asserting that
dynamite plot being Matched and that the Govern
ment had ordered the customs officials TO
keep a strict watch American and European ships
were also much talked Of only, however to be rdcuied
as an get up excitement and create scare TO be
used in helping TO pass the Coercion bill The opinion
Of the Irish leaders this side OF the water has under
gone marked change since week ago with reference TO
the situation generally OF the Home Rule struggle.
Many reasons given One is that the Hyde Park de-
monstration and the massmeetings throughout Great
Britain show that the En- sh In earnest in
their opposition TO Coercion and showing this by act
ing as vigorously though the proposed OF
repression were directed against themselves Another
and this Is perhaps more relied upon than
anything else-is the both inside
and outside tho House OF Commons, showing that the
Tory champions feel they beaten because they
using personalities and abuse
The report that Lord Landsdowne. the GovernorGen-
eral Of Canada, has reopened the eviction campaign
against tenanry his Queens County estate does
not arouse the angry threats Of vengeance which
heard three weeks when he began first to dispossess
the farmers because 1t is felt that William OBrien who
is coming Canada to speak abodt these dongs, will
create public opinion strong enough to put end to
them once for all.
feeling outside OF the outand-out radicals who have
given talking OF revolution and threatening 10
oetber Yet even from this quarter II toeraby certain
from what the who claim to be the leaders say that
The Coercion bin becomes law It is felt by these
that will become law hut until that time arrives
rlieb tu1Q indie
have become SO unbroken unit against the measure TO
M aS be- 70 paese and S %a
judge Edward Browne, Of the secretaries of the
ure in the passage Of arms between saunderson and
Speaker Peel He as you know has already shown that
he preudiced against the Irish party yet upon thi.
against Major saunderson's insulting remarks,
Judging BY o,., what he said Now: you
Enslishman especially Englishman Of Speaker Peers
stamp takes the Irish view Of the case the Irish view
great Orangeman liar; The English faction in Ulster,
%s IS
what these champions Of law and order did in Belfast
F. T. Casin. Of the Giisey House, said: "Tho Tories
never do thing. by halves ,S , Il is either neck or
as denying them Justice: why hasn't fmf TnngsE said
oHirases, namely the appointment Colonel King Iar
man as ParlaIentary IndeTsscretary for Ireland AS
L
Harmans largest estates are, l tell you something
about him landlord lie Is OF the narshest In
the whole country. One OF the rules his estate was
| that none OF his tenants children shall get
| married until the childs parents have first
obtained the sanction OF the agent William OIrien OF
United Ireland exposed this just at the time King
man was claiming 10 be good landlord He conlnt get
seat for single Irish constituency although his estates
| bring him 5000 900 year. That man will do more in
one exasperate the Irish than berest Tory
| Engisman that could be sent over"
General James II. O'Beirne said " admire Sections
courage. When 1t is remembered that 5aunderson is
| man of much greater physical proportions than
| sexton, the daring OF the honorable member for
West Belfast exhibited In the threat that he would thrash
him within inch OF his e, shows that the Irish can
fight and fight against Odds too we'll talk against
| odds"
James Mangan who has lately arrived In this country
from Newry, where he did good work In helping TO win
Parliamentary seats In Ulster for the NaOnalists said
that the feeling In the North OF ireland among rank
and file Of the Orangemen was totally opposed to Saun
derson. and Tor Chamberlain, he had no more ar.
dent admirers long no remained honest radical
than the Ulster Prcsbyterians, but these among
btterest opponents for II their fOrefahers
were the principal leaders Of the rebellion In 1898"
j. r. Farrell, Of the Home Rule Club, said "Thc talk
about cargo OF dynamite lowering around the Irish
coast old wooden hulk Is too drOll be noticed.
| While I don't know anything about dynamite / know
enough say that conspators do work loosely
| that and the English Government which controls the
press agencies know 1t beter tnan anybody but allow
these hunbug reports to be circulated prejudice our
unfortunate people who always being made the vic
| tins OF some new form Of injustice"